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The heap or heaps of earth thrown out from the hole are carefully 
overed up with leaves. These heaps are thrown up on one side or on 
either side of the pit as may be most convenient, the length of the 
pit being in a line with the direction of the track which the animals 
would notice a pit when walking through the jungle and Ley are most 
decidedly dangerous. 
An animal having fallen into one, he is kept there by laying pieces 
of wood over the hole; these are laid lengthwise and the ends are 
retain у two cross pieces, which are themselves secured by eight 
stakes driven into the ground in a slanting direction, forming four Xs. 
These are lashed together with rattans where they cross and two other 
pieces of wood are laid on top of the crossings and also fastened down 
tight with rattan 
An enclosure is next built at the end of the pit where the animal’s 
dis. Itis made of wooden stakes securely Jashed together with 
rattans and rather larger than the pit-fall A fence on either side 
connects it with the pit and extends about a third of t the le g of 
the pit, so as to prevent the rhinoceros escaping sideways. There is a 
space left at the end of the enclosure е to the pit for the нө НОВ 
of pieces of wood so as to close the open e 
All being ready, the longitudinal «pipes of wood covering the 
mouth of the pit are withdrawn and earth is thrown into the hole at 
the end where the animal's head is, and he d on it and walks into 
the enclosure. Another method is to throw in pieces of wood on which 
he ne mounts. Ropes often have to be employed to help him out. 
Having got him into the ae the bars before mentioned are 
ата; into place to prevent him backing into the pit again. 
A cleared track has now to be cut through the jungle from the 
pit-fall to the nearest river. This done, ropes are passed round the 
body of the rhinoceros, one just behind the shoulders and another in 
front of the hind legs. To each of these ropes are attached two 
others, two on either pr of the animal. This being done, five men 
Arrived at the river, a cage is constructed of round wood poles and 
the puce put into it. The cage is then put on to a raft or boat. 
р ing chosen where a large tree can be used as а derrick to lift 
the ens It can then be conveyed to a port and shipped to Penang 
or Singapore for sale. 
The species inhabiting this district is the two-horned Sumatran 
rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis). These n otes were made in 1901, 
. when an attempt was made to procure a · of Rhinoceros 
. sondaicus for the British Museum. It, however, was discovered that 
this speci not occur near the Dindings. Three animals were 
апа as the Perak Museum was in want of a speeimen, one of 
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